Deanna PomfretAthletic Pursuits LLC

Athletic Pursuits offers coaching services to individuals and organizations. Our specialties are helping people prepare for triathlons, run events, return to or new to fitness and anything our athletes dream up. We offer remote coaching, health and fitness motivation through group workouts, clinics and speaking engagements. Whether in a group or through personal coaching we meet you where you are in your athletic pursuits.

Bio

Deanna has coached fitness enthusiasts, runners, swimmers and triathletes since 2005. She has a master’s degree in Health and Wellness Management with a research fellowship in Sports Nutrition. She is a USA Triathlon Level 1 Coach, Road Runners Club of America Certified Running Coach, Certified Functional Strength Coach, US Master’s Level 3 swim coach, and principal of Athletic Pursuits LLC.

Deanna presents at Harvard University Medical School for their endocrine clinics and homeostasis lectures. She also presents for clubs, hospitals and symposiums on the science and art of training and coaching. She is a regular contributor to USA Triathlon’s e-newsletter and blogs about training and living with autoimmune diseases.

Deanna enjoys participating in triathlons and running races. She ran two marathons before being diagnosed with a rare endocrine disease in 2011. Since then she has qualified for USA Triathlon’s Age Group Olympic Distance National Championships three times. She competed twice and took 9 minutes off her time on the course. She also completed the Boston Marathon in 2016.

Though Deanna enjoys her own personal athletic pursuits, her professional work starts with her knowledge of her clients and from research and practice. She leads as coach and helps her clients grow from where they are right now. At the same time she understands that she is part of a broader team to help her clients get to the start, the finish and everything in between and beyond.